释义
[ uhn-fohld ] SHOW IPA
/ ʌnˈfoʊld / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object) to bring out of a folded state; spread or open out: Unfold your arms.
to spread out or lay open to view.
to reveal or display.
to reveal or disclose in words, especially by careful or systematic exposition; set forth; explain.
verb (used without object) to become unfolded; open.
to develop.
to become clear, apparent, or known: The protagonist's character unfolds as the story reaches its climax.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of unfold before 900; Middle English unfolden, Old English unfealdan; cognate with German entfalten. See un-2 , fold1
OTHER WORDS FROM unfold un·fold·a·ble, adjective un·fold·er, noun un·fold·ment, noun Words nearby unfold unflattering, unfledged, unfleshly, unflinching, unfocused, unfold , unfollow, unforced, unforeseeable, unforeseen, unforgettable
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Example sentences from the Web for unfold Luckily, this has bought us some time to reconsider the right name for our unfold ing epoch.
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It has since evolved to focus more on specific parts of the country, unfold ing policy choices like district-level movement restrictions.
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Pérez’s Twenty-Five Seconds trip unfold s over 15 days from the Andes to the Galápagos Islands, and includes activities designed to spur travelers to think about where they came from and where they’re going.
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They play a surprisingly important role in the unfold ing story.
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At a smooth, flat spot, Ingenuity will drop to the ground and unfold , then take about five flights in 30 Martian days.
NASA’s Perseverance rover will seek signs of past life on Mars | Lisa Grossman| July 28, 2020| Science News
Earlier this year, we also watched “The Gittip Crisis” unfold .
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You see, Molly also knows things—some of which unfold in flashbacks—with many more revelations likely to come in future episodes.
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Where You Are comprises 12 individual pamphlets, some of which unfold into larger maps and diagrams.
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The transponder is really the tripwire for whatever began to unfold on that jet.
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[Laughs] It was the president of DreamWorks Television and they were watching this unfold in the news.
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If these gloomy walls could speak, what tragedies they could unfold !
Memoirs of John R. Young | John Young
A pull on each, and the doors leading to the back-yard open and unfold themselves.
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It is the sublime drama of all the ages, and the last act is now on, the final scene about to unfold .
The Strength of the 'Mormon' Position | Orson F. Whitney
O then, replied Orsino, unfold to her the passion of my love.
The Chautauquan, Vol. III, December 1882 | The Chautauquan Literary and Scientific Circle
I grieve much, my beloved reader, that I cannot unfold to thee all the particulars of my political intrigue.
Pelham, Complete | Edward Bulwer-Lytton
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British Dictionary definitions for unfold verb to open or spread out or be opened or spread out from a folded state
to reveal or be revealed the truth unfolds
to develop or expand or be developed or expanded
Derived forms of unfold unfolder , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to unfold spread, unravel, unfurl, stretch out, reveal, resolve, solve, illustrate, evolve, grow, demonstrate, unwind, loosen, extend, disentangle, unwrap, straighten, undo, unroll, fan